Up to 7 thousand veterans of the great Patriotic war in the Crimea and Sevastopol have the opportunity to get on the waiting list to receive housing from the country, said Tuesday the head of the control Department of the President of the Russian Federation Konstantin Chuychenko.

"in Sevastopol put on the waiting list of 75 people, in General in the Crimean Federal district currently costs about 200 people. We expect that turn on these two subjects will be from 3 To 7 thousand people, respectively, that is, veterans and their families, "said Chuychenko at the meeting of the organizing Committee" Victory ".

according to his statement, statement of persons waiting for the account in 2 new Russian regions has only just begun.

Sevastopol and the Crimea became the Russian regions after in March 2014, there were a referendum, which the overwhelming majority of voters voted for secession from Ukraine and reunification with Russia.

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